Alpha Orders

JPOV

I started the ignition and pushed the accelerator until my car howled in protest. I watched Bella getting smaller as she stood waving at me until I only caught a glimpse of her through my rear-view mirror. When I was around the first corner I hit the brakes, turned the car off and rested my head on the wheel. My hands were trembling and there was Bella's scent all over me. It was good she had sent me away because I honestly couldn't have stopped kissing and touching her. And as heaven as it felt being with her I knew neither me nor her were really ready for intensifying our relationship that way.

There were still too many questions not answered and too many memories standing in the way. But my body spoke a different language and I still was aroused, achy and needy for her and I really had to calm down before I was to go home. I tricked my oneway driven brain by doing some arithmetic expressions I remembered from Bella's calculus book. I wasn't a dumb brain I just hated school and being forced into going there. I would never tell anybody that I could have easily solved Bella's homework, when she was still a senior.

Who would guess but thinking about school and mathematics finally relaxed me so that I was able to drive home. Nevertheless the heat still burned in my system. I didn't know that my body could stand such a high temperature without ending up in flames. My rabbit seemed to get smaller with every minute that passed while the aching in my bones and muscles got stronger and stronger. I clenched my fists around the wheel and concentrated to head straight forward to La Push. When finally arriving my house I saw the shadow of Sam in his wolf form running patrol but ignored him completely. This wasn't my job today. There was still light shining through the windows which meant dad was waiting for me. His keen eyes paced over me as I stepped inside our living room and he slightly shook his head.

"Jacob, you look terrible."

"I've heard that before…" I huffed and shrugged my shoulders. I grabbed a box of orange juice out of the fridge and poured it down in one big gulp.

"So, how was your time with Bella?" Dad asked nothing but sereneness in his voice. As usual there was no filter between my thoughts and my mouth and so I talked out what occurred first.

"Charlie came in and vacuumed Bella's room."

"Did he?" Dad smirked. "I thought that Bella occupied that housekeeping stuff?"

I crossed my arms in front of my chest and grimacing at him.

"You know, being father of two daughters, I kind of know what goes on in Charlie. I've been through this two times." Dad said very openly.

"Ah, dad." I shook my head.

"Jake, when you have your own kids you will know."

"Stop that, that's … ugh." I rolled my eyes.

My stomach begged for attention and I turned around again to rob the fridge. I really needed to go for groceries. There was only bread and cheese left and an old wilted lettuce. But, hey, there were still some of those heavenly brownies waiting for me in a plastic box. I munched them down but stopped when I recognized Dad still suspiciously glaring at me.

"What's up?" I snapped and shut the fridge door.

"Bella called before." Dad said, wheeled next to me reached out and touched my arm. Would he start telling me too now I had to be sick?

"She said she worried about you."

Dad didn't explain further about what Bella was worrying only his silent watching me made me itchy. I frowned and impatiently tapped my foot on the ground.

"Look, Dad." I finally gave in and talked to him. "I just feel sick. I don't know why Bella means to call you about that."

"She didn't name it correctly but how I understood her she is reminded on the day before you started to turn and phase first."

"Argh. And? I've already gone through the transformation. I don't know what you are implying. Is there anything you haven't told me yet?" Not that I was really interested in crappy stories but it would be good to know if there was a reason behind my awful condition.

"I've told you everything that was passed on me. But I have to give Bella some credit. You really look the days of your transformation." I recognized Dad's voice being thick with sorrow. It was obvious that he was frustrated that he didn't know what was going on.

I rubbed my aching head until I turned around and stalked into my room. I had to leave before I got upset and would phase in the house. I really was on the edge.

"I still could just have the flu. Or better…" I hissed back at him through my clenched teeth. "… I could just transform back into being a mere mortal." Yeah! Today I could beat Leah's bitchiness!

I shut the door to my room with a loud bang and fell on my bed glaring at the ceiling. I knew by myself something was going on with me. I didn't help me a lot that Bella and Dad threw their concern into my face and even talked about me behind my back. As I closed my eyes and deeply inhaled to calm me down I could still smell Bella's scent. It was surrounding me like a cocoon, way crazy and a big turn-on, but although there was that piercing leech scent lingering on me and even when it had to be only nano particles, I smelled it thanks to my wolfish olfactory senses. Ugh. Disgusting. I shook my head to stop the lethal thoughts that quickly entered my mind.

I stretched my arms out and flexed and unflexed my hands. I watched the muscles balling up and relaxing again and noticed the tiny tremors rocking over my skin. Totally unnerved I rolled my eyes and crushed my arms back to the mattress. Restless I tossed around in my bed desperately wanting to get some sleep. But it was too hot in my room, my body too sore, my mind too fixed on the memory of kissing Bella and her suggesting me to come with her to Florida using Edwards ticket. Ah, damn, I had to make a decision whether or not going with her.

Only minutes later I was up on my feet again. I needed to get into the shower. There was no way enduring the vampire scent on me and getting some sleep. I adjusted the water to cold, stripped out of my clothes and stepped under the stream. I flinched as the water made contact with my meanwhile oversensitive skin washing away rivulets of sweat running over my back. But otherwise the icy water didn't do any good to my aching joints and muscles and I got out of the shower as soon as possible and changed into a pair of black underpants. Then I searched the cabinet for some Tylenol which I knew had to be there. I swallowed two tablets although I thought to use Dad's stronger painkillers but I didn't want to knock me out completely.

In case of something happened I needed to be in full control of my functions. I couldn't know if maybe Dad would need my help and also the pack still hadn't caught the female vampire that was after Bella. Not that we really expected her to come back, the track was old and faint but still one could never know and I had to be prepared. That was also the case that I had insisted that there was always one of us running patrol at Bella's, even when Sam meant the danger for Bella to be over. At least he had listened to my request.

Today it was Leah's turn to check out territory, she surely wasn't too pleased about watching over Bella especially after the incident this afternoon. I wickedly grinned at my reflection in the mirror as I thought that patrolling around Bella's house would be the right penalty for Leah's outburst.

Still snickering I scuffled from the bathroom and only then I heard Dad whispering to someone.

"Sam? What's going on?" I wondered walking over to the kitchen where both men were heavily discussing.

"Jake." Sam straightened up when I stopped in front of him. I noticed with a slight hint of satisfaction that I had nearly outgrown him. Sam quickly scanned me noticing my height, my tension, the stiffness of my movements and the even for our species unusual high body temperature I was running.

"Oh, come on. It's getting cross." I sneered at him as I became aware of his expectantly demeanour and wanted to leave them standing. But I stopped short in my tracks as Sam went on: "Your dad's been telling me that Bella reported him you're acting strange?"

"What?" I barked a laugh. "Sam, you're kidding me."

He added: "Billy is concerned too."

"Great, Dad." I huffed. "Just tell anybody Jakeyboy's getting down with a cold…" I pressed my feet into the ground with all my might to suppress any tremors that would probably boost their silly conjectures.

"Jacob, you gotta tell me what's going on." Sam tried to smooth out the tension but I cut him off.

"Mind your own business. Or am I in a fucking inquisition?" I hissed being sure my face must be coloured in a deep fiery red as furious as I was by now. No matter how hard I tried to stay relaxed my body was visibly shaking and the muscles clenching without my doing.

"Look, Jacob. I was told…"

I couldn't hold myself back. I slammed my flat hands onto our kitchen table. I needed a release for all my anger but it didn't help at all.

"I know what you were told. You don't have to repeat the facts all of us already know." My voice changed into a constant growling while I was staring at my dad.

"Bella invited you to Florida?" Sam asked now.

"What the heck… ?!" I glared at my dad like Did she tell you too? and then cursed words I didn't use very often. Dad flinched and raised his eyebrows as if to rebuke me but stopped. I didn't know at whom I should be more furious – at Bella for calling my dad, at dad for telling Sam or at Sam for playing almighty Alpha shit.

"So what, Sam? Do you have any problems with that?" I spat at him hunching my shoulders. Sam reacted at once to my aggressive behaviour. He leaned forward staring into my eyes.

"Usually I wouldn't care a thing about what you do with your girlfriend." He growled back.

"So. And why do you so now?" I hissed in response feeling my blood boiling.

"As long as we don't know what is up with you, I want you to stay away from her."

For a moment I saw red. Only the thought of my father being only inches away from me stopped me from phasing and jumping at Sam.

"He's right, Jake!" Dad chimed in. I fell silent and for a moment we stood there trying to stare each other down. "You may not endanger Bella." He went on. "When you're so unstable you better not meet her. Remember what happened to Emily."

Sam shut his eyes close for a second. When he opened them again he locked his eyes with mine and I felt his Alpha command crushing down on me.

"You will stay in La Push until you feel better, Jacob. And you will tell her to stay away from you. Do you understand?" He ordered. I felt my jaw clench and something in me revolting. "It's only to keep Bella safe." He softened his voice. I really couldn't take all this crap seriously.

"This is so silly", I sneered exposing my teeth. Oops, my slip. Never show your teeth to your Alpha. "I'm quite fine in control of myself when I'm around Bella."

But Sam didn't react to my provocation. He just ignored it which made the thought of challenging him even more very attractive to me.

Sam leaned forward and repeated his order with much more Alpha timbre in his voice now. "Stay away from Bella!" Once more I felt his Alpha order forcing me to give in. I got even more angry and rebellious with every passing minute.

Dad cleared his throat to get our attention but it was effortless.

The phone rang and I snatched the receiver before Dad could lay his hands on it. A had an intuition who would be on the other side of the line. I pressed the green button and held the receiver to my ear.

"Hi." I spoke hiding my inner turmoil.

"Jake…" Bella's voice trembled slightly. "Are you fine?"

I rubbed my free hand over my eyes turning my back to Sam and Dad.

"Yeah, Bells. Everything's fine." I said and then looked over my shoulder making eye contact with my father. "Do you have any idea that you nearly caused a riot here because of your previous talk with my dad?" It sounded more harshly than I wanted.

"What?" Bella asked confused.

"Yes, there are some people trying to pamper me." My father shifted in his wheel chair and pointed out to my room indicating that he would be giving me privacy to talk. But I just stayed where I was following my provo path. I wouldn't let anyone dictate me anything about my relationship with Bella.

"Bells?" I asked her but facing Sam.

A low rustling was to hear on the other end of the line which strengthened my decision. I just knew she was holding the envelope in her hand, tossing it around. "Tell me again about the trip."

Sam narrowed his eyes and growled. "Jacob."

I glared back at him while listening to Bella who told me that we would leave Saturday early morning and the return flight was set for seven days later.

"Know what, Bella?"

Sam stopped breathing when he recognized the unruly tone in my voice. He closed the distance between us and straightened up as much as he could but there was no way he could tower over me. It was not even two inches that I was smaller then him. The vibrant snarling of my Alpha lashed on my will. From the corner of my eyes I saw how my father's eyes flipped between Sam and me. He seemed to be expectantly waiting for what I would do next.

"Bells, hold on a minute." I whispered into the phone and then covered the receiver with the palm of my hand. I knew I would disobey to an order of my Alpha. It was impossible for me to give in now. It was almost fun for me irritating Sam but I knew the consequences would be hard. Torn between standing and giving in, bowing under Sam's powerful will to force me into his order I managed to form a coherent thought: "She will not go unprotected. Still there could be the Vampire female waiting for her to finally get around us to kill her. And it's me who his going with her."

Surprised Sam took one step back and I using my chance quickly spoke into the phone: "Bella, see you Saturday morning. I'll be there on time."